13
poor
The Economist | unitQ Score
The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-19 Points Past 7 Days
Category: News
30-Day Trend
Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
50%
Android
88 Reports
88 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
50%
iOS
87 Reports
87 Reports
User Feedback
50%
iOS
87 Reports
87 Reports
50%
Android
88 Reports
88 Reports
The Economist - Latest Quality Issues
Android
May 12, 2024
Terrible app, buggy and unwieldy. I get errors when going to the next track in the queue. In the last couple of months, even if I tell it to retry going to the next track, it goes to the end of that track and I typically don't have the time to rewind before the track ends. It is slow, buggy, stops whenever feels like it and is an overall not so good experience. I was saddened to hear the Economist will stop publishing its audio edition in mp3 format, forcing me to use this terrible app.
Android
May 13, 2024
Excellent magazine, but the app is painfully slow on my Samsung tablet (one year old).
iOS
May 14, 2024
Great news, dreadful app
It's absurd to rate an app based on how you feel about its news coverage. That has nothing to do with the technical quality of the app. Unfortunately, this app has gone from passable to poor in recent months. It's very sluggish on my iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPad Air 5. The implementation of state preservation and state restoration is borderline nonexistent, which means when you return to an article after a few minutes the entire app refreshes and takes you to the homepage. Considering how costly The Economist is, the number of ads is unacceptable. My main gripe is how slow the app is. It's unpleasant to use and is one of the lowest quality apps I've come across from a major news organisation. I expect better from The Economist.
iOS
May 15, 2024
Great publication but disappointing app
I love the quality of the contents but for a paid service, the current app performs really poorly. It is slow and buggy, crashes occasionally. Please get that fixed, everyone else seems able to do it.
iOS
May 15, 2024
Broken
The app is unbelievably slow. You have to click on an article a dozen times for it to load. It has made the app unusable which is sad because I love it.
iOS
May 15, 2024
Fix the app!
The journalism is great. The app is not. Sometimes it just crashes when reading mid article. It's a bit of a 50/50 when opening the app whether it is going to lag when going from the home page to the weekly section. Even though I download the edition, not all images/graphs appear offline for me. This was not the case with the previous version of the app. The home page is a nice addition, with up to date information and very current articles. However, please fix the app!
iOS
May 15, 2024
iPad app slow
Every time I change the orientation in the iPad the app freezes for a good 5 seconds
Android
May 15, 2024
The content is great, but the app is almost unusable. Sometimes you have to wait seconds until the next interaction is possible. Battery life is also disproportionately affected.
Android
May 15, 2024
unusable. constant crashing
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